Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The one thing we found when we went out to Europe was that there was a major pushback against agriculture, against people producing food. We sent over the perfect bullet to shoot us with. That is the totality of what the EPA went over with. As Mr. Canning stated, no one talks about the glass being half full, though, and more than 50% of our water is of a very high or good standard. In the witnesses’ views, and if they are to be honest with farmers, are they hearing the same message in Europe that we heard?